Gladiatorial Fights

Gladiatorial Fights

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The end of Gladiatorial fights also followed a procedure. There is debate as to what the actual sign used for signalling a sparing or ending of life. Various authors refer to “premere pollicem” (press the thumb) and “vertere pollicem” (invert the thumb).

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